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ca. 1870
GUSN-7467
FAN (A): Abalone sticks; cream silk satin leaf painted with figure of female peasant; cream silk tassel. BOX (B,C): White with gold and white geometric pattern.
fans (costume accessories)
accessories
abalone shell
painting (image-making)
hand-painted
satin
silk (textile)
textiles
pastoral
figure- and animal-derived motifs
women (female humans)
Silk
Abalone
Satin
Painted
Woman
Pastoral
Unidentified Textile
FAN & BOX
Printed label on box top: ""VANIER-CHARDIN / EVENTAILLISTE / 19, Rue Auber, 19. / PARIS / PARIS / MEDAILLE / 1855 / PARIS / MEDAILLE / 1867"".
1990.531A,B,C
Vanier-Chardin (Maker)
Paris, France
1990.531A-C
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